Hooray for the tax cut…

[Anonymous]

Sorry, you did not stir the pot. We just had a thread on this topic, with the same line of reasoning from another wannabe rich guy:

http://piggington.com/ot_so_the_debt_grows

[quote=PatentGuy]Do any of you really believe that if taxed were raised […] the deficit will be any less five or ten years from now?[/quote]

Yes.

I even saw it happen. It was a magical thing, we called it a “surplus.” It existed in a time we called “the late 1990s.” But alas, that was over 10 years ago, and before those mean ‘ol terrorists forced us to spend all our money (and then some) on guns and bombs and groping TSA employees.

[quote]Gates and Buffet play you libs for fools. They bang the drum for higher income tax rates they will never pay, even if they are implemented[/quote]

Anyone who disagrees with you is automatically a “lib?” – man, that one is just so worn out….

I hear this one often from the wannabe wealthy:

“Don’t raise taxes on the rich – it’s not fair!”

Followed by: “…but the rich never pay taxes anyway.”

Sound logic.

[air_ogi]

Of course, Buffett and Gates supported tax increase that included both dividends and capital gains.

But don’t let small things like facts get in a way of your rant.

[air_ogi]

Of course, Buffett and Gates supported tax increase that included both dividends and capital gains.

But don’t let small things like facts get in a way of your rant.

[air_ogi]

Of course, Buffett and Gates supported tax increase that included both dividends and capital gains.

But don’t let small things like facts get in a way of your rant.

[air_ogi]

Of course, Buffett and Gates supported tax increase that included both dividends and capital gains.

But don’t let small things like facts get in a way of your rant.

[air_ogi]

Of course, Buffett and Gates supported tax increase that included both dividends and capital gains.

But don’t let small things like facts get in a way of your rant.

[SK in CV]

[quote=PatentGuy]

Do any of you really believe that if taxed were raised taxes as high as possible on “the rich” (how about a marginal tax rate of 98% on all income higher than what PatentGuy makes?), the deficit will be any less five or ten years from now? [/quote]

Do you really believe that if taxes were lowered as much as possible on “the rich” (how about a marginal rate of 1% on all income over what I make), the deficit will be any less five or ten years from now?

Now that we have rediculous straw men arguments out of the way, please continue the discussion.

[SK in CV]

[quote=PatentGuy]

Do any of you really believe that if taxed were raised taxes as high as possible on “the rich” (how about a marginal tax rate of 98% on all income higher than what PatentGuy makes?), the deficit will be any less five or ten years from now? [/quote]

Do you really believe that if taxes were lowered as much as possible on “the rich” (how about a marginal rate of 1% on all income over what I make), the deficit will be any less five or ten years from now?

Now that we have rediculous straw men arguments out of the way, please continue the discussion.

[SK in CV]

[quote=PatentGuy]

Do any of you really believe that if taxed were raised taxes as high as possible on “the rich” (how about a marginal tax rate of 98% on all income higher than what PatentGuy makes?), the deficit will be any less five or ten years from now? [/quote]

Do you really believe that if taxes were lowered as much as possible on “the rich” (how about a marginal rate of 1% on all income over what I make), the deficit will be any less five or ten years from now?

Now that we have rediculous straw men arguments out of the way, please continue the discussion.

[SK in CV]

[quote=PatentGuy]

Do any of you really believe that if taxed were raised taxes as high as possible on “the rich” (how about a marginal tax rate of 98% on all income higher than what PatentGuy makes?), the deficit will be any less five or ten years from now? [/quote]

Do you really believe that if taxes were lowered as much as possible on “the rich” (how about a marginal rate of 1% on all income over what I make), the deficit will be any less five or ten years from now?

Now that we have rediculous straw men arguments out of the way, please continue the discussion.

[SK in CV]

[quote=PatentGuy]

Do any of you really believe that if taxed were raised taxes as high as possible on “the rich” (how about a marginal tax rate of 98% on all income higher than what PatentGuy makes?), the deficit will be any less five or ten years from now? [/quote]

Do you really believe that if taxes were lowered as much as possible on “the rich” (how about a marginal rate of 1% on all income over what I make), the deficit will be any less five or ten years from now?

Now that we have rediculous straw men arguments out of the way, please continue the discussion.

[PatentGuy]

Buffet and/or Gates “supported” paying the same tax rates on capital gains and dividends as on ordinary income? I must have missed that news. My bad.

[PatentGuy]

Buffet and/or Gates “supported” paying the same tax rates on capital gains and dividends as on ordinary income? I must have missed that news. My bad.

[PatentGuy]

Buffet and/or Gates “supported” paying the same tax rates on capital gains and dividends as on ordinary income? I must have missed that news. My bad.

[PatentGuy]

Buffet and/or Gates “supported” paying the same tax rates on capital gains and dividends as on ordinary income? I must have missed that news. My bad.

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